Balgarianovinite.com As of February 27, BGN 3.9 billion in Bulgarian leva banknotes and coins remain outside the cash offices of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), meaning that 87% of the national currency which was in circulation at the beginning of 2025 has been withdrawn, the central bank reported on its website on Friday.
Bulgaria adopted the euro on January 1, 2026. The single European currency is now the sole legal tender in the country.
BNB said that the process of withdrawing banknotes and coins in leva and putting euro banknotes and euro coins into circulation is being carried out in accordance with the applicable regulatory framework and the approved operational plans.
Euro banknotes and euro coins in circulation in Bulgaria (net issuance, i.e. the difference between the euro banknotes and euro coins withdrawn from and deposited with the BNB) amount to more than EUR 7.5 billion as of February 27, ensuring the normal functioning of the payment system and the servicing of the economy and the population, the central bank added. 87% of Leva Withdrawn from Circulation Two Months After Euro Adoption 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-27 17:20:20 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law